Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0027740
MEMPHIS WWTP, Memphis, TX: NPDES TX0027740 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 42Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MEMPHIS WWTP, held by CITY OF MEMPHIS, holds NPDES permit TX0027740, which discharges to Unnamed Trib;Berkley Crk;Parker Crk;Lower Prarie D. EPA’s file records it issued June 12, 2018 and expiring June 12, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | MEMPHIS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CITY OF MEMPHIS |
| NPDES ID | TX0027740 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 12, 2018 |
| Expiration date | June 12, 2023 |
| Address | Memphis, TX 79245 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIB;BERKLEY CRK;PARKER CRK;LOWER PRARIE D |
| Subwatershed | Parker Creek (HUC 111201050208) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 42Pollutants on file
- 42Under a numeric limit
- 41With a violation of any kind
- 6With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 50 | 20 | February 28, 2010 | 440% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 64 | 19 | April 30, 2009 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 46 | 16 | March 31, 2015 | 52% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 15 | 7 | July 31, 2010 | 63% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 24 | 4 | April 30, 2016 | 506% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 53 | 3 | December 31, 2006 | 42,329% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 3 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 3 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Nitrate Total | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.